From the course: Introducing Rhino 6 (2018)
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Comparing surface types: NURBS and Mesh - Rhino Tutorial
From the course: Introducing Rhino 6 (2018)
Comparing surface types: NURBS and Mesh
- [Instructor] We just talked about the different types of curves, so now let's cover surfaces. We're gonna discuss the difference between NURBS and Mesh. Let's go straight to the images. A NURB surface typically is very smooth and clean, and is easy to edit, which is why we love them. The curves going across the surface are actually isocurves, they're used mostly for reference so that we know the complexity of the surface, and for visual feedback. Over on the Mesh side, we notice right away it's very jagged, and as far as editing, I recommend don't even try. The reason is, these edges are actually separate little planes, either triangles or rectangles joined along these common edges. So it's hard to get anything very smooth or clean using a Mesh. So it's going to be very challenging to make anything with these sharp edges. Let's explore this inside of Rhino. We've got two NURBS surfaces created by the loft from earlier and their best uses are, again, simple, clean modeling and easy…
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